Looking for a job, a career change or professional growth? Kickstart your career at our new RotmanAlumni Career Development Workshop Series. Join fellow alum Reta Coburn (MBA ’07), President of Aspiring Leaders, and her expert co-presenters in these highly interactive sessions designed to give you the tools and strategies to assess your current path, elevate your game and network more effectively. This is the final session in this series. Here are all the details:

SYNOPSIS: Discover the benefits of networking. Learn how to make quality connections, uncover new opportunities and make the most of your existing network. The workshop will be followed by a networking session where you will have a chance to practice your newly acquired skills with your fellow alumni.

BIOGRAPHIES:

Reta Coburn is the founder of Aspiring Leaders, a boutique coaching and consulting organization exclusively providing leadership development and professional services that are geared towards accelerating organizational performance.Starting her management career as a team leader over 20 years ago, Reta has progressed her career in leadership, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of a prominent regional law firm and previously the President of Fidelity National Financial’s Canadian operation. Reta also serves as a member of the board of directors of CAA Club Group and chair of the board of directors of Orion Travel Insurance Company. She is a graduate of Rotman’s Executive MBA program, the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program and McMaster University’s

Management Studies program.

Victoria Pelletier is a passionate, authentic Senior Executive and proud owner of a data & analytics firm, ValidateIT Technologies Inc. She brings a wealth of progressive experience and dedication to all her work, including the hockey team she coaches and her board work for the Children’s Aid Foundation. With two decades as a senior leader, accountable for strategy, operations, growth initiatives and business development, her depth of knowledge expensive and impressive. Currently owner and CEO of ValidateIT, her investment in technology and data is driving results for her clients and pushing the industry of data insights forward. Her previous roles include Professional Corporate Sales and Services Organizations, including the following industries: HR Technology and Human Capital Services & Solutions, Financial Services, Corporate Travel, BPO.